Hidehiko Funaoka has joined the Fibertex Personal Care team as country manager for Japan. Funaoka san will be working out of the company's office in Tokyo in close coorperation with its long time business partner, Minoru Yamada. Funaoka and Yamada will be working in tandem to further strengthen Fibertex's presence in the Japanese market. The company says the Japanese market has highest priority in the future growth plans of Fibertex Personal Care.